Rallying cry for Swiss players

Six venues
Tournament director Béatrice von Siebenthal - an experienced coach herself who is now heading the Swiss organisational team - says the presence of women players at the matches will help create an excellent atmosphere. Eight teams will contest the final round at six Swiss venues, with the final taking place at Berne's Neufeld stadium on Saturday 22 July.

Publicity
"We want to get all of the licensed women's players to come to a stadium to see at least one match, Von Siebenthal told uefa.com. "If we achieve that, it will be quite a good number [of spectators]. We will also be making use of local radio and TV. They are interested in local things, and the more local something is, the closer it comes to everyone."

Stadiums
Matches will be played in Berne, Schaffhausen, Wil, Wintherthur, Solothurn and Langenthal, although Von Sienbethal revealed the selection of those stadiums "was really difficult". She added: "The number of players has increased in Switzerland, and one of our aims this summer is to attract more spectators to come to the games. That is why we have chosen interesting stadiums, and with the other facilities - hotels and training grounds - I think we have made a good choice."

Encouraging showing
Von Siebenthal is eagerly awaiting the Swiss team’s progress in the tournament, and hopes the girls can take a leaf out of the men's team’s book after their encouraging showing at the FIFA World Cup in Germany. "The national team has done well, and everyone - boys and girls - wants to come to the football party," she said. "Our team is quite a good one. We have qualified four times now, for the finals and it's very interesting for young players who are starting to play as it shows what they can achieve and gives them something to follow."